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i have just got a 1 and a half year old white shepherd but she is always very frightened. I have other dogs and children and she is terrified. sometimes to the point she can get a little snappy. she just hides away in the corner of the room avoiding everyone. Im so worried that i will not be able to keep her due to her tempramental ways. is there any way of getting her to come out of her shell? I do not know the breed well but i have heard that white shepherds can be timid and sometimes dangerous due to the timidness? i am hoping this is not the case with beautiful clio but i just dont know what to do. please anyone who can help me please do as i do not have the slightest clue about this breed.
I have a dog just like that, he is now eight. He is afraid, timid, and its been horrible. No one can come into my home. Get rid of the dog. Or you will end up with a lawsuit. I love my dog, but it has been the worst years of my life.
Try setting up a cargo style crate (largest size you can buy, not the cage style). Make that her safe place. Our white shepherd retreats to his crate when startled by lighting or storms or when he just wants to have some alone time. We accept that he will go to his crate many times each day. We were told that they are den animails. I would also suggest a home visit by a trainer, someone who follows Ceasar's approach..
I just bought a 4 month old white shepard and i was wondering why her ears are floppy and also she has a tint of brown going down her spine and some brown on the edges of her ears, i dont know if that is normal or not?
As you your query on the cream coming in- yeah they get that. The ideal color is pure white with no cream at all, and generally any that do get any cream will tend to get more with age. Some genetic lines have better white coat color than others, however this does not afect temperament or any other attributes...some foods can also sometimes increase red pigments...kelp is an example of this. Growing up, my mother used to add kelp powder to the food of our Finnish Spitz (they're supposed to be red), the dogs would grow in a darker,deeper red than they otherwise would.
Yes, this is normal. German Shepherds and White Shepherds ears will go up and down while they are teething. If they are not up by probably 5 months, you might look into taping the ears.
I just got a 5 month old white shepherd, but she is extremely shy around everyone. I want to socialize her, but everytime she gets near other people or animals, she is terribly afraid. I walk her on a daily basis, but am hesitant to take her to a dog park. Do you have any suggestions?
Absolutely continue with the walks...bring treats with you so that when someone wants to pet her, you can offer a juicy treat to entice her to go up to them. Every experience needs to be a good one. If you pet and "comfort" her when she is shying away, she will view this as an appropriate behavior. If you walk confidently up to someone and shake hands and assume (truly believe) your dog will be right there with you, then she will be fine. Most problems dogs have are because of physical and emotional cues they get from there pet parents.
keep up with the walks and interaction the more you do it the better the dog will become with strangers. praise her or him when it go up to people and pets
can a white sheperd have a black and tan pup, and vice/versa? I have a mixed puppy whose dad was a white sheperd/malamute the mother was a lab. he is black and silvery tan. Im wondering wich breed he takes after?
I'm not an expert, but according to the information at the top of this page, a black and tan puppy would not officially be considered an American White Shepard, since their white color is one of only two characteristics that differentiate the breed from the German Shepard Dog.